bittyend: I believe in God but I don't believe in religion. Religion has brought more curses to my people than blessings. The first time I was in Nigeria, I was shocked about the number of churches and mosques in Lagos, yet people were living in squalor and poverty. It made me question the usefulness of religion, if with all the religious places - yet the only thing we benefit from them are deaths and poverty. Nigerians have been indoctrinated to stupor, and till we change our mentality, embrace spirituality and NOT religion, we'll continue to be the way we are.

And what happened to our ancestry gods? Are they dead? As far as I'm concerned, IFA offers more spirituality than Christianity and Islam combined. I was also shocked to see the paintings of Michael Angelo a la white Jesus everywhere That shows we still live in the medieval age in Nigeria.

asoderock: I think it is the theists who should prove why they believe in God. The burden of proof lie on the one who believes something exist.

martyns303: Am a christian and that's because I was born into a christian family and grew up with that ideology, most time people don't choose for themselves.

Fhemmmy:

Was religion the reason why people are poor and living in poverty?
Is religion supposed to eradicate poverty?
How come you blv in the govt then, that supposed to provide the basic amenities for the people to be able to do more and get out out of poverty.

bittyend:

The religious mentality has mad people lazy, whilst expecting the biblical manna to fall from heaven, and it created the almajiris in the north.

Fhemmmy:

You could still decide not to follow the tradition of the home . . .

Fhemmmy:

That is not the religion that made people lazy . . . it is what they already have in them.
Cos even the bible says that a "hand that does not work should not eat", the bible says that a lazy man will eat bones and wear rags,so how could religion now make them lazy.
People are just generally lazy and wanna be lazy . . . .

Fhemmmy:

I thought those that blvs have always said why they blv . .

kay10: I do try to believe in God however what of ufo that is in another planet,who created them?Can we say it was God that created them.The reason i m so particular about this issue is because it written in the bible how God created earth.It has now be proved that we never live alone.There are a lot ufo that visit moon occasionally for mineral drilling.How are they created?I need someone to convince me that it was God that created them.

bittyend:

Generally lazy, huh? Good luck, mate.

Okija_juju: I dont believe in a God I cant hear, see nor talk to yet he demands I worship him everyday

emmysam2: bittyend: I believe in God but I don't believe in religion.

Is there any correllation between God and Religion? If Yes, then your statement is silly.

martyns303: Am a christian and that's because I was born into a christian family and grew up with that ideology, most time people don't choose for themselves.

Fhemmmy:

Yes, very true,cos the bible constantly saying, God will bless what we have in our hands, and when a man has nothing in his hands, what will God bless.
Nigerians, are more into their own pride than what they will eat and that is what sometimes, makes a man that has no job and yet dont wanna do construction, cos his friends will see him, but still wanna have a wife and kids while he cant take care of himself.
is all that cos of religion?

Fhemmmy:

Yes, very true,cos the bible constantly saying, God will bless what we have in our hands, and when a man has nothing in his hands, what will God bless.
Nigerians, are more into their own pride than what they will eat and that is what sometimes, makes a man that has no job and yet dont wanna do construction, cos his friends will see him, but still wanna have a wife and kids while he cant take care of himself.
is all that cos of religion?

martyns303: Am a christian and that's because I was born into a christian family and grew up with that ideology, most time people don't choose for themselves.